fossilesque@mander.xyz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoPope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo, announcesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down119cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlworldnews@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1369arrow-down1external-linkPope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo, announcesapnews.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square66fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlworldnews@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squarePrehensile_cloaca @lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-27 days agoIt’s passive language. It should read: So and so announces, Pope Francis has died.
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoIf it were an ordinary sentence used in casual conversation, sure. But for a news headline, it makes sense to put the most important information at the beginning.
It’s passive language. It should read: So and so announces, Pope Francis has died.
If it were an ordinary sentence used in casual conversation, sure. But for a news headline, it makes sense to put the most important information at the beginning.